Over half a million Lee Hammond books sold! *Over 20 step-by-step projects walk readers step-by-step through painting realistic and detailed life-like people *Specific demonstrations simplify difficult features such as eyes, noses, hair, and mouths *Includes everything a beginner needs from a quick reference materials list to a glossary of terms Bestselling author Lee Hammond is known for providing artists with friendly and easy-to-follow instruction. Perfect for beginners, this guide shows how to get started with comprehensive lessons on basic techniques using photos as a reference. Focusing mostly on painting portraits from the neck up, each project builds on the previous so readers progressively develop their skills. Ultimately, they will master the art of painting a wide assortment of people--of all ages and ethnicities--from a variety of angles.
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Good instructional book
I found this book easy to understand with lots of good information. I would recommend this for anyone learning to paint portraits.
[Friday, October 03, 2008]
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portrait confidence
good book showing basic portraits
good starting point
only fault I can find is a big gap in awkward stage to finished product
[Sunday, September 21, 2008]
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best portrait painting book I've encountered so far
Lee Hammond really does a good job with her books. I have perused many and this is the best I've found so far. I like the individual facial feature tips and the examples she uses. As a sidenote, perhaps if someone wanted to sell a lot of books and make a lot of money they could develop a book like this but with a particular slant regarding caricature/comic illustration using Photoshop.
[Saturday, June 14, 2008]
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